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The creator of Rock Band has vowed not to saturate the market with games when the franchise returns this year. Harmonix and Activision released over 30 different guitar-based games between 2005 and 2010, causing the market to become oversaturated and collapse. Rock Band 4 is now set to return this …
Read More »‘Mobile can rescue Nintendo consoles’
Smartphone experts say that Nintendo’s move into the mobile market will boost Wii U and 3DS sales, not harm them. Nintendo announced this week that it will release the likes of Mario on smartphones via a partnership with mobile games giant DeNA. DeNA will create a platform that connects Nintendo’s …
Read More »Valve’s Newell: ‘iPhone should be more like the PC’
The rest of the games industry should follow the lead of PC and tear down their walled gardens, argues Valve boss Gabe Newell. Speaking to MCV at GDC, Newell said that the firm’s latest projects, including the Steam Machines, streaming box Steam Link, Steam Controller and games engine Source 2, …
Read More »Is VR going to change the world? Find out in this week’s MCV
Now that consumer virtual reality headsets are finally on the horizon, are they really going to change the world as firms like Oculus would have us believe? We speak to HTC’s connected products marketing boss Jeff Gattis to see what it is doing to ensure the sucess of its Vive …
Read More »Atari ‘surprised and dismayed’ by similarities between TxK and Tempest
The company currently using the name ‘Atari’ has said that it is perfectly justified to pursue Jeff Minter over the similarities between his game TxK and retro classic Tempest. Minter yesterday revealed that he has been forced to scrap the PS4, PC and VR versions of TxK following a copyright …
Read More »Microsoft extends Windows 10 free upgrade offer to pirates
Microsoft will offer Windows 10 as a free upgrade to anyone with a copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8, regardless of whether that copy is genuine or otherwise. In an interview with Reuters, Windows chief Terry Myerson explained the free update offer of Microsoft’s upcoming OS would be extended …
Read More »YouTube videos featuring Minecraft hit 4.3bn views last month
Minecraft has once again taken the top spot on Newzoo and Octoly’s monthly chart tracking the top 20 game franchises on YouTube. Games Industry reports on the latest research by Newzoo and Octoly, and the order of things hasn’t changed much from January’s findings. Minecraft’s dominance over the other franchises …
Read More »Elder Scrolls Online switches to subscription-free model
Elder Scrolls Online’s mandatory subscription fee has at last been dropped, Bethesda has announced. Bethesda’s MMO can now be picked up with just a single purchase and no ongoing monthly fee required. To counter the subscription’s removal, the developer will add an in-game shop offering a variety of purchasing options. …
Read More »Atari copyright claim forces Minter to scrap TxK ports
Developer "beyond disgusted" as future versions of Tempest spiritual successor are blocked by original's publisher
Read More »ESL to show live eSports in cinemas
Five live eSports events are to be shown by over 1,500 cinemas as part of ESL’s ‘eSports in Cinemas’ series. The tournament organiser is to kick off eSports in Cinemas with a documentary entitled All Work All Play: The Pursuit of eSports Glory by Patrick Creadon. It will feature a …
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